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SolBeePop: a model of solitary bee populations in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 25 Jun 2024

Authors: Schmolke, A. & Galic, N. & Hinarejos, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

With their large diversity of species, solitary bees are important pollinators of crops and native plant communities in agricultural landscapes. Stres...

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Balanced spatial distribution of green areas creates healthier urban landscapes.

Published online: 20 Sep 2022

Authors: Cirino, D. W. & Tambosi, L. R. & Mauad, T. & Freitas, S. R. de & Metzger, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The benefits of green infrastructure on human well-being in urban areas are already well-established, with strong evidence of the positive effects of ...

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Density matters: how population dynamics of house mice (Mus musculus) inform the epidemiology of Leptospira.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Authors: Moinet, M. & Abrahão, C. R. & Gasparotto, V. P. O. & Wilkinson, D. A. & Vallée, E. & Benschop, J. & Russell, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rodents are maintenance hosts of numerous pathogens, and both their density and the pathogen prevalence determine the risk they pose to other animals ...

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Predicting the time of arrival of the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) to new countries based on trade patterns of tyres and plants.

Published online: 22 Feb 2024

Authors: Oliveira, S. & Capinha, C. & Rocha, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mosquito Aedes albopictus is a highly invasive species, which continues to widen its range worldwide. International trade is a major driver of its...

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Effects of dung fauna on survival and size of buffalo flies (Haematobia spp.) breeding in the field in South Africa and Australia.

Published online: 04 Oct 1988

Authors: Doube, B. M. & Macqueen, A. & Fay, H. A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of dung arthropod fauna on the survival and size of Haematobia thirouxi potans in South Africa and the introduced H. irritans exigua in Au...

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Missing the people for the trees: identifying coupled natural-human system feedbacks driving the ecology of Lyme disease.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: MacDonald, A. J. & Larsen, A. E. & Plantinga, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Infectious diseases are rapidly emerging and many are increasing in incidence across the globe. Processes of land-use change, notably habitat loss and...

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A qualitative exploration of the contribution of blue space to well-being in the lives of people with severe mental illness.

Published online: 09 Jul 2024

Authors: Wright, K. & Eden, S. & Hancox, A. & Windget, D. & Elliott, L. & Glossop, Z. & Johnston, G. & Johnston, R. I. & Lobban, F. & Lodge, C. & Palmier-Claus, J. & Parkin, S. & White, P. C. L. & Bell, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The majority of research into the mental health benefits of blue space (outdoor places where water is a central feature) has focussed on the associati...

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Shark movement strategies influence poaching risk and can guide enforcement decisions in a large, remote marine protected area.

Published online: 24 Nov 2020

Authors: Jacoby, D. M. P. & Ferretti, F. & Freeman, R. & Carlisle, A. B. & Chapple, T. K. & Curnick, D. J. & Dale, J. J. & Schallert, R. J. & Tickler, D. & Block, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large, remote marine protected areas (MPAs) containing both reef and pelagic habitats, have been shown to offer considerable refuge to populations of ...

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The potential for fungal biopesticides to reduce malaria transmission under diverse environmental conditions.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Heinig, R. L. & Paaijmans, K. P. & Hancock, P. A. & Thomas, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effectiveness of conventional malaria vector control is being threatened by the spread of insecticide resistance. One promising alternative to che...

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The dispersal of certain species of Mallophaga which infest the domestic fowl Callus domesticus.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Ryder, W. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As biting lice (Mallophaga) pass their whole life on the host, they have little opportunity for dispersal, except during direct contact between host i...

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